Pride and prejudice: LGBTIQ community responses to disaster events worldwide

Abstract

Issues of marginalisation specific to gender and sex minorities include the loss of safe spaces, religious stigmatisation, physical and verbal abuse and the lack of disaster risk reduction policies to adequately address their needs. The majority of work regarding gender has focused on vulnerabilities and outcomes for women, heavily influenced by a Western perception of gender as being binary; women and men. This concept fails to incorporate the diversity of gender identities, particularly those in non- Western settings. Current disaster risk reduction policies and frameworks fail to recognise the experiences, needs and capacities of sex and gender minorities. It has been argued that some socio-economic development agencies consider sex and gender as requiring containment and control, rather than being acknowledged or embraced and contributing positively to society. Gender and sex minority groups can play an equal role in supporting their communities. A review was completed that consolidates current global literature on the experiences of sex and gender minorities affected by disaster events. This information may be used to guide disaster risk reduction policy, acknowledge the experiences and needs of people with different sexualities and gender identities, and improve outcomes for these people.

RAS ID

45122

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

2019

Volume

34

Issue

4

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Copyright

free_to_read

Publisher

Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience

Comments

Larkin, B. (2019). Pride and prejudice: LGBTIQ community responses to disaster events worldwide. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34(4), 60-66. https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-october-2019-pride-and-prejudice-lgbtiq-community-responses-to-disaster-events-worldwide/

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